Title 23 — Title 23 — Game And Fish

Fees; restrictions; nonresident application fee; nonresident licenses; verification of residency required; donation of refunded application fees. (a) Any qualified person may purchase a hunting license from the department or its authorized selling agents except as otherwise provi…

Age restrictions; game animals; game birds. (a) The minimum age to take any big or trophy game animal is twelve (12) years, except that any person may take a big or trophy game animal at eleven (11) years of age if the person will attain twelve (12) years of age by the end of tha…

Repealed By Laws 1996, ch. 121, § 3.

Archery licenses; special seasons; prohibition against firearms; equipment. (a) Bow and arrow or crossbow are permissible equipment to take game animals, nongame animals, game birds and nongame fish. No license is required to take nongame animals and nongame fish with bow and arr…

License to hunt with falcons; license to take falcons; special seasons. (a) Any person holding a valid Wyoming license for game birds or small game animals may purchase a license to hunt with falcon from the department at its office in Cheyenne, Wyoming. (b) A license to hunt wit…

Hunter safety; exception. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d) and (e) of this section, no person born on or after January 1, 1966, may take any wildlife by the use of firearms on land other than that of his own family, unless the person possesses or can demonstrate the…

Wild bison licenses. (a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, any person who will be fourteen (14) years of age or older prior to September 15 of the season for which the wild bison license is issued and who qualifies under W.S. 23-2-106 may apply to the departme…

Repealed by Laws 1996, Ch. 121, § 4.

Multiple applications for limited licenses prohibited; penalty. Except as otherwise authorized by law or rule of the commission, no person shall submit more than one (1) application for a license for the same big or trophy game species or for wild turkey, if the issuance of the l…

required. Fees; restrictions; verification of residency (a) Any qualified person may purchase a fishing license from the department or its authorized selling agents. Purchase of a license entitles the licensee to take any fish of Wyoming at the time, in a place, in a manner and i…

Age restrictions; fishing. Except as provided by W.S. 23-2-209, no person fourteen (14) years or older nor any nonresident person less than fourteen (14) years shall fish in or on any Wyoming waters, except a catch-out pond located on a licensed fish hatchery or a fishing preserv…

Repealed By Laws 1996, ch. 121, § 3.

Repealed By Laws 1979, ch. 29, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 1979, ch. 29, § 2.

Underwater fishing. (a) The commission may set limits and designate specified waters as being open to underwater spear gun fishing for fish. In specified waters the use of spear guns of types approved by the commission to take fish underwater with or without underwater breathing …

Special limited fishing permit for hospitalized veterans, residents of state institutions, court placed children and residents of licensed nursing care facilities; students. (a) Upon an appropriate form furnished by the appropriate institution or facility as prescribed by rule an…

Landowners fishing generally. Notwithstanding W.S. 23-2-202, any individual who owns land wholly containing a lake, pond or ponds which derive their source of water from surface runoff, natural springs or wells may stock the lake, pond or ponds with eggs or fish with the consent …

licensure. Wyoming sport fishing day; fishing exempt from The commission may annually designate not more than one (1) day each calendar year as a free sport fishing day. Residents and nonresidents may during the designated free sport fishing day, without payment of any fee and wi…

required. Miscellaneous fees; verification of residency (a) Repealed by Laws 1999, ch. 92, § 2. (b) Repealed by Laws 2004, ch. 124, §3. (c) The following licenses and tags may be purchased for the fee indicated in addition to the applicable fee under W.S. 23-1-701 and subject to …

Taxidermist's license; bond; game specimens must be tagged; records. (a) Any person who conducts business for the purpose of mounting, preserving or preparing wildlife specimens shall apply for and receive a taxidermist's license upon payment of the proper fee prior to receiving …

Trapping licenses; tagging; traps and snares; penalty; confiscation; inspection; interference with trapping. (a) Any person may, in the discretion of the department upon application and the payment of the proper fee, receive a license to trap any furbearing animal. The department…

Fur dealers; licenses; hides; tagging. (a) Any person who desires to engage in the business of buying, collecting, selling, or shipping raw furs other than hides from cloven hoof big game animals shall apply for and pay to the department the proper fee for a resident fur dealer's…

license; fee. Capture of furbearing animals for domestication; Any resident person who desires to capture furbearing animals for domestication or propagation shall apply for and pay to the department the proper fee for a license to capture furbearing animals for the purposes of d…

Conservation stamp; exemptions. (a) Subject to subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this section and the applicable fee under W.S. 23-1-701, each sportsman licensed under W.S. 23-2-101, 23-2-107 or 23-2-201 shall purchase a single conservation stamp for twenty-one dollars ($21.00) whi…

Special management permit. (a) The commission may by rule and regulation define those special management programs which require additional expenditures for the propagation, stocking or feeding of wildlife, for designated trophy management areas and for hunting and fishing field d…

Guides required; exceptions; issuance of resident guide license. (a) No nonresident shall hunt big or trophy game animals on any designated wilderness area, as defined by federal or state law, in this state unless accompanied by a licensed professional guide or a resident guide. …

Repealed By Laws 1989, ch. 279, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 1989, ch. 279, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 1989, ch. 279, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 1989, ch. 279, § 2.

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Advertises" means attempting by any means, including the Internet, the World Wide Web or a similar proprietary or common carrier electronic system, to induce persons to enter into an agreement with an outfitter to receive guide or packin…

guides. License required for outfitters and professional (a) No person shall hold himself out as, engage in the business of or act in the capacity of an outfitter or shall provide guide services or packing services for the purpose of taking any big or trophy game animal unless he…

Wyoming state board of outfitters and professional guides; membership; meetings; compensation. (a) The Wyoming state board of outfitters and professional guides is established within the department of administration and information and shall consist of seven (7) members as follow…

Legal representation. The board may request the attorney general of this state to provide legal opinions or may employ an attorney to represent the board. Fees and expenses of the attorney general arising from such duties shall be paid from the account created by W.S. 23-2-414(d)…

Powers and duties of board; generally; employees; licensing and regulation. (a) The board shall: (i) Adopt an official seal; (ii) Carry out the provisions of this act and in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, adopt necessary rules and regulations for carryi…

Outfitter qualifications for licensure; licensed outfitter may act as professional guide; required reporting of criminal history. (a) An applicant for an outfitter's license shall in addition to any other criteria imposed by rule and regulation of the board, possess the following…

Qualifications for professional guide's license; valid during employment by outfitter only. (a) An applicant for a professional guide's license under this act shall meet the following qualifications: (i) At least eighteen (18) years of age; (ii) Employed by or operating under an …

Application for licensure; fee; required examination; investigation by board; liability insurance required for outfitters. (a) Application for a license authorized by this act shall be made upon a form prescribed and furnished by the board, contain information required by the boa…

License issuance; fees; term of license; renewal; disposition of collected fees. (a) Upon passage of required examination and if it determines the applicant is otherwise in compliance with the requirements of this act and its rules and regulations, the board may issue a license u…

Licensed outfitters and professional guides to report violations. An outfitter or professional guide licensed under this act shall promptly report any violation of federal or state law or regulation governing wildlife, game and fish observed by him to any commissioned game and fi…

License suspension and revocation; grounds; payment of damages; proceedings. (a) The board may require a licensee to pay damages as provided by subsection (b) of this section, may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke a license issued under this act or may otherwise d…

Violations in general; penalties. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, any person violating any provision of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00). (b) In addition to subsection (a) of this…

Compensation of person not licensed under this act prohibited; penalty. (a) No person shall directly or indirectly compensate a person holding himself out as engaging in the business of or acting in the capacity of an outfitter or a professional guide unless that person provides …